that represent values of European civilization, by far the most extreme form of his

crackdown of opposition, exacerbating his stamina and reputation of FYROM’s autocratic

tyrant.

This time, this manifestation of Gruevski’s totalitarianism, exercised through the

FYROMian political party VMRO-DPMNE, in particular by the Special Security Agencies

led by his first cousin Sašo Mijalkov, came through blitz storming of A1 Television House in

Skoplje by dozens of members of “Alfa”’s (24/7 patrolling/monitoring secret, plain-clothed

police strike-force constituted on basis of VMRO-DPMNE party affiliation). The event of the transition ofrom 23th to 24th of December 2010, inwhich disproportional force was used in relation to what police was technically able toknow regarding the assessment of situation, together with subsequent video presentation* by pro-VMRO channels (KANAL 5 TV and more pronouncedly, SITEL TV), constitute the gravest act of violation of civil society, free speech and freedom of information and likely

the most massive assault on journalist profession (in which no justification calling

legitimacy, let alone legality of it may be used).

*(The several variants of the blitz inroad into the building consist mostly of compiled CCTV

footage and police-filmed video. In best style of fear-inducing usage of cinematographic

approaches, effects, and sound background as well. Among these are manipulation with hue, color, usage of atonal music with trumpeting strings [on some compilations; most were mute, as CCTV seldom records sound], video-sequences speed slowing or fasting.).

Velija Ramkovski, a senior businessmen, father and grandfather with no prior criminal

history and a pioneer of free-market capitalism under the new circumstances from 1989-

1992 and founder of A1 TV (the first private-owned Television station in FYROM) was

exposed to a smear campaign. He was assaulted by government officials and pro-VMRO

media outlets as ‘guilty of financial fraud schemes’. Prior to the latest rapid-paced set of

events, A1 TV was stormed by about hundred members of uniformed police which found

‘evidence’ (using very naïve, deja vu tricks) of cash-deposits within the Station’s building,

followed with near complete confiscation of PC’s, as well as packages of conventional and

electronic data-storage materials, including even parts of broadcasting equipment. This left

A1 TV staff to improvise in subsequent days in order to sustain broadcasting of its

otherwise huge popular program scheme.

This initial storming happened with blockade of

c. 1-3 km perimeter of the A1 TV building by multilayered police and security agencies

operatives which did not stopped spontaneous, but energetic gathering of over one

thousand citizens and eventual low-level conflict of outside-stationed citizenry against

police. This was in sharp contrast with brutalization of several technical personal, one

unarmed member of A1 TV security (who only tried to ask the approaching policeman

about their presence – his bulling outside the TV station compound was filmed). Already

the imprint on mentality and informational war by the Gruevski’s regime against the last

fortress of Free Speech as delivered by means of Television technology.

In case of Free Speech A1 TV as a philosophical concept has its rich praxis through news,

commentaries, moderated debates, interviews, open to all sides in discourse (in what,

from perspective of most recent events seems like a conceptual illusion that such ‘nice’-

styled approach, in spirit of civilized dialogue, is the best, indeed only approach towards

exploration of very heavy political and other problems within FYROM). No other TV

channel has anti-Pseudomacedonian line of approach coupled with granting possibility to

discourse to all sides.

Late evening, 23-XII-2010, Velija Ramkovski was within the premises of A1 TV in a home-

like atmosphere meeting with several friends, among which was Fijat Canovski,

Parliamentary Deputy, businessman and founder of multiple high education and charity

programs. According to his testimony given to KANAL 5, the speed of the thundering

action and the appearance of civilian, casual clothes persons of powerful physique (no

was underway. When minutes later he was suspect that mass police arrest was underway,

his call to his legal immunity and knowledge of function of legal procedures fell on deaf

ears. Ramkovski and perhaps as much as 30 persons, mostly journalists, including TV

station’s Director (CEO) Mrs. Aneta Kočiški were rounded up in the overkill display of

“VMRO might” and took in a synchronized way in an unknown to observers direction by

“ALFA” secret police.

An unaccounted number (preliminary knowledge of the authors indicates that this includes

most of those captives by the regime) stayed in “Avtokomanda” Police Station (nicknamed

by the Skoplje urban quarter of the same name). Early morning, Ramkovski and about 20

other people were brought by Special Forces of FYROMian Ministry of Interior, led formally

by Mrs. Gordana Jankulovska, early 30s non-competent party apparatchik, but de facto

under synergistic and complementary command of UDBK (FYROMian Clandestine State

Security Agency, led by Sašo Mijalkov, first cousin of Nikola Gruevski) and CIA

forces, which have their permanent offices in main quarters of MOI of FYROM since the

“Republic’s” nominal “independence” (by Government’s recognition couple of years back). In the context of the later information, it is noteworthy that A1 led a very strong Slavophilic campaign in fields of documentary programs, news programs, interviews with otherwise shunned by officials and other media Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Polish and other diplomats, artist, scholars and other

prominent figures.

It is known that Ramkovski, obviously slightly exhausted and weakened, but still in uplifted,

defiant, clear-consciousness state of mind, as evident by his strong, brief and effective

statements, was publicly seen the next morning during media-recorded entrance under “megaloparanoic”escort of heavily-armed Special Police Forces into the Primary Court One (Osnoven Sud I.).

More mind-boggling was equally heavy approach to the escort of mostly young female